mysql select all rows with same value in two columns

Question

I have two tables in MySQL:

Table1:
cname
a
b
f

Table2:
character | account
a | 1
b | 2
c | 3
d | 4
e | 5
f | 6
g | 7

I want to select all accounts from two tables which cname = character

I've tried this: SELECT account FROM table1,table2 WHERE cname = character

But it returns empty. I'm sure I'm missing something simple...

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to specify your table name into query.

SELECT account FROM table1,table2 WHERE table1.cname = table2.character

OR

Use JOINS

SELECT table2.account FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.cname = table2.character

Answer 2

Probably your data may have whitespace or any other special character appended or prepended to it. Make sure your data is fine. Better try using trim.